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City teachers union sets poor example

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Tuesday July 16, 2013 6:25 AM

I respond to the “Education insider” item in Wednesday’sDispatchconcerning Columbus City Schools teachers receiving unused sick pay
when they retire. If this payout were eliminated, the savings could be $1 million a
year.

However, teachers union President Rhonda Johnson told the newspaper that capping the payouts
wouldn't save money because teachers would use more of their sick time.

If that wasn't appalling enough, she went on to say, “People would take off a year sick” and
then retire.

I guess that I shouldn't be surprised that the teachers union president is saying that teachers
use sick days when they are not sick.

That's just another part of the corruption that seems prevalent throughout Columbus City
Schools.